Former Chelsea and West Ham boss Graham Potter has been appointed as the new manager of the Sweden national team
12:49, 20 Oct 2025Updated 12:50, 20 Oct 2025
Graham Potter is the new Sweden manager
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Graham Potter has been named as the new head coach for Sweden's national football team - just 23 days after he was sacked by West Ham.
The Swedish Football Association has enlisted the services of the former West Ham and Chelsea manager in a bid to rejuvenate their dwindling World Cup qualification hopes.
Currently, Sweden are lagging behind in Group B with a mere point from their first four matches, a disappointing start that led to the dismissal of Danish coach Jon Dahl Tomasson last week.
According to a statement on the Swedish FA website, the aim is "to create optimal conditions to reach the World Cup in the summer of 2026".
Potter, who was relieved of his duties at West Ham on September 27, previously coached at Ostersund in Sweden from 2011 to 2018 before taking up the managerial role at Swansea.
"I am very humbled by the assignment, but also incredibly inspired," Potter expressed on the Swedish FA website.
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"Sweden has fantastic players who deliver in the world's best leagues during the week. My job will be to create the conditions so that we as a team deliver at the highest level to take Sweden to the World Cup next summer."
Kim Kallstrom, the Swedish FA football director and former international player himself, added: "It feels very good that Graham is coming in as the national coach for the men's national team.
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"We are all aware of the situation we are in and believe that with his leadership skills he will bring the team together in a good way.
"He is tactically skilled at creating conditions to win matches and has an ability to identify players' strengths and how they interact in the best way."
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